Dear Undergraduate Advisor, I’m writing to give you some information about the introductory courses that the Mathematics Depart- ment will run this academic year, as well as other courses your students may be interested in. A descrip- tion of the topics covered in each course is included in this packet; please take a look at the topic lists for the courses that you want your concentrators to take. If you don’t find a particular topic that you feel should be required, or you’d like to talk more generally about course content, please email me at
[email protected]. Here is a brief synopsis of the courses. First, our introductory courses: • Math Ma,b is a two semester sequence that integrates calculus with pre-calculus. The Math M sequence covers all of the material in Math 1a, so a student who completes the Math M sequence is ready for Math 1b. Math Ma is offered in the fall, and Math Mb is offered in the spring. • Math 1a is a fairly standard first-semester calculus course, covering differential calculus and an introduction to integral calculus. It is taught both semesters but in slightly different formats — in the fall, it is taught in sections of 20-30 students; in the spring, it is taught in a single class. We encourage students to take Math 1a in the fall, both because of the smaller section size and because this gives students the option of switching to Math Ma if that seems appropriate. • Math 1b is second-semester calculus, covering applications of integration, series, and differential equations.